Denise Nicholas

Freshwater Road is the debut novel by Denise Nicholas Ms. Nicholas is probably best known to you as the pioneering actress who starred in the TV series Room 222 and In the Heat of the Night (for which she also wrote several episodes), as well as a great many other TV shows and films. But with Freshwater Road she embarks on a stunning second act as a brilliant writer of fiction. the book has already been highly praised by pre-pub media such as PW (which gave it a coveted "starred" review) and Booklist, and is sure to garner even more such accolades.